Spanish woman claims she owns the sun, and plans to start charging ALL users

[Commander Thor]

It has been up there in the sky in plain view for billions of years but nobody seems to have thought of its earning potential - until now.
A canny Spanish woman from Galicia - a sun-drenched region on the border with Spain and Portugal - has decided that she owns the star, and has the registration papers to prove it.
Angeles Duran, 49, says that the sun officially belongs to her now, having had the celestial body registered in her name at a local notary office.
Ms Duran told the online edition of daily El Mundo she took the step in September after reading about an American man who had registered himself as the owner of the moon and most planets in our solar system.

There is an international agreement which states that no country may claim ownership of a planet or star, but it says nothing about individuals, she added.

'There was no snag, I backed my claim legally, I am not stupid, I know the law.

'I did it but anyone else could have done it, it simply occurred to me first.'
The document issued by the notary public declares Ms Duran to be the 'owner of the Sun, a star of spectral type G2, located in the centre of the solar system, located at an average distance from Earth of about 149,600,000 kilometers'.
Ms Duran, who lives in the town of Salvaterra do Mino, said she now wants to slap a fee on everyone who uses the sun and give half of the proceeds to the Spanish government - and 20 per cent to the nation's pension fund.

She would dedicate another 10 per cent to research, another 10 per cent to ending world hunger - and would keep the remaining 10 per cent herself.
She said: 'It is time to start doing things the right way, if there is an idea for how to generate income and improve the economy and people's wellbeing, why not do it?'
For those who might be a little too broke to venture out in the sunlight - and risk a large bill at the end of the day - Ms Dueran has not yet figured out a way of enforcing her sun charge.

Source:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1333776/Spanish-woman-Angeles-Duran-claims-owns-sun--plans-start-charging-ALL-users.html


I don't even know what to say.......
But at least I know who to sue if I ever get skin cancer!

[Amnesiac]

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The stupidity is horrifying. Since when were people so greedy that they decide to take ownership of the source of all energy and life on Earth?

How does she plan to charge almost 7 billion people daily for "using" the Sun?

[Bmatlman]

what the heck!? the U.N. wont allow it though. the international health people wouldnt allow it either. we need the sun and she cant charge us for useing it. if she does do you know how much that would efect people. we would stay in and become fat. also that ruins most plans for solar energy. thats just messed up.

[ShyGuyInChicago]

This woman needs to be locked up in a mental hospital.

[Amnesiac]

'It is time to start doing things the right way, if there is an idea for how to generate income and improve the economy and people's wellbeing, why not do it?'

Generate income? Generate income? For who, yourself and the government of one nation? That's hardly generating income, it's more like an excuse to take money from everyone so you can wallow in cash. Go fuck yourself.

Well-being of the people? How does this benefit ANYONE? Now everyone's gonna be staying inside, fearing the sun tax. Farmers won't have money, because of the sun tax. Tourism will be destroyed. Solar power will no longer exist. Parks will become useless. Go fuck yourself.

[Sugaree]

This woman needs to be locked up in a mental hospital.

I see no sign of mental disease in this woman.

This seems incredibly hard to believe, but she has the papers to prove it. If she's using this to generate some sort of income, how is she planning on getting payment from 7 billion people? It sounds more like a joke than anything I've heard.

[Bougainvillea]

She can suck my dick. I'll pay her for that. :)

[Amnesiac]

She can suck my dick. I'll pay her for that. :)

Just do it indoors.

[Bougainvillea]

Yeah. I'm not paying extra for her little hidden fees. Fuck that bitch.

[Deathwingo0o]

Well, so she owns the sun. But WHO CARES???

[Jufjufjuf]

Her sun is on our private property! Get it off or the world will sue you. Haha

[mrmcdonaldduck]

Hmmm, i wonder what the property and land taxes are for the sun?

[Perseus]

How will someone in bum fuck Africa pay for this?

[karl]

A sun-drenched region of Spain? It never stops raining up there, so I don't know how she can know that the Sun exists. She's never seen it!!

[Clawhammer]

Wow. How do we know for a fact the sun exists? Has anyone ever been there? We can see it, feel its warmth, but have we ever been there? Eat that, greedy Easterner.

[The Dark Lord]

We have a phrase in Scotland that we use to deal with people like her: away and take a run and jump!

[Peace God]

If see owns the sun, I think that people with skin cancer should sue her for damages.

[Azunite]

Well I never told you this to you guys but, I hold the real estate rights of Mother Earth

[Scooby Dooby Drew]

Well I never told you this to you guys but, I hold the real estate rights of Mother Earth
I'm going to laugh when this woman tries to claim she owns the Earth too
"Hey now anybody who stands on the earth, uses something that came from the earth, or breaths in the earth's atmosphere will be charged a fine~."
Bwahaha
I feel no rage at this woman, only amusment~

[Kaya]

Lol. Can I own man kind? Hah. Thats stupid.

[Kahn]

I hereby own oxygen. All of you must pay me money to generate income for the government.

"But that's another tax!"

No, you conservative ass. I'm helping you live.

[Sage]

How will someone in bum fuck Africa pay for this?

Having a number of aboriginal friends from Bumfucku, Africa, I am offended by your gross generalization that they are all incapable of paying taxes.

[Perseus]

Having a number of aboriginal friends from Bumfucku, Africa, I am offended by your gross generalization that they are all incapable of paying taxes.

I am sorry you are easily offended, sir.

[Sage]

I am sorry you are easily offended, sir.

I'm sorry you're all bigots.

[Peace God]

I'll pay if she leaves it on 24/7.

[Perseus]

I'm sorry you're all bigots.

I am sorry you feel this way, sir.

[OnceMoreWithFeeling]

If she owns the sun then can I own water? I will charge her for using and living off my water. 20 cents will go to world peace and hunger, 20 to me, and the rest to save the world.

[Sogeking]

No one can claim sovereignty over the sun. She a deranged lunatic.

[Sage]

No one can claim sovereignty over the sun. She a deranged lunatic.

Well, legally speaking, there's nothing saying she can't. It says no organization or country can claim ownership of a planet or celestial body, not an individual.

[Suicune]

Oh sometimes I hate the laws. -_-

So like, we can all be charged with tax evasion? What happens when this old bat dies?
Oh the distances people will go.

[Sogeking]

Well, legally speaking, there's nothing saying she can't. It says no organization or country can claim ownership of a planet or celestial body, not an individual. The world is not gonna recognize her ownership. What is she or spain gonna do when noone wants to pay? Declare war on the rest of the world? Not if they want keep themselves in the map. Appeal to the UN, EU, and such organizations? They'll just laugh at her face. Plus people already mentioned that if they have skin cancer,they know who to sue. I dont mind people claiming sovereignty over other celestial bodies, but the sun is essential for everyone living on this earth and what keeps this planet moving. And unless you can set foot on it without being burned to a crisp, no one should own it.

[Booho]

Hahha wow

[Peace God]

I knew some of you guys would take this too seriously. Relax...your money or the sun isnt going anywhere.

[Sage]

The world is not gonna recognize her ownership.

So chill out, then.

[Church]

If this women came to my house or one of her associates came to my house asking for tax money for using the sun these would be my exact words, if your squeamish or faint of heart please don't read. "Please get off my property and have a nice day." and go inside and enjoy my day.

But really this is pretty stupid, one cannot own a burning mass of gas nor demand taxes for using it, what are you gonna do if we dont? Turn it off?

[deadpie]

Well, so she owns the sun. But WHO CARES???

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Alison: I CARE.


So what? She thinks she's badass for owning the sun? I own the fucking VY Canis Majoris. Deal with it.

[Amnesiac]

So what? She thinks she's badass for owning the sun? I own the fucking VY Canis Majoris. Deal with it.

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster.jpg

Hey, Flying Spaghetti Monster here. I own the universe, bitches.

[Peace God]

Hey, Flying Spaghetti Monster here. I own the universe, bitches.
Well you better not tax us. Or else im bringing a fork, knife and garlic bread when i go to heaven. :yummy:

[Amnesiac]

Well you better not tax us. Or else im bringing a fork, knife and garlic bread when i go to heaven. :yummy:

The Flying Spaghetti Monster shits garlic bread, so you wouldn't have to worry about that.

The FSM thinks of the universe as one giant game of Spore. There are no taxes in Spore.

[The Dark Lord]

The world is not gonna recognize her ownership. What is she or spain gonna do when noone wants to pay? Declare war on the rest of the world? Not if they want keep themselves in the map. Appeal to the UN, EU, and such organizations? They'll just laugh at her face. Plus people already mentioned that if they have skin cancer,they know who to sue. I dont mind people claiming sovereignty over other celestial bodies, but the sun is essential for everyone living on this earth and what keeps this planet moving. And unless you can set foot on it without being burned to a crisp, no one should own it.

calm down, I wouldn't be holding my breath for a sun tax when I'm older and neither should you

[Sogeking]

That wasn't outrage I was expressing. But yeah you guys are right, sorry :P

[Azunite]

Guys I am serious, I DO own the Earth, Cough up the dough!

And Jerson you take stuff too serious man

[OrangeBanana]

too much LOL

[Jess]

....wow...o_O

and I own the OCEANS. >_>

[OnceMoreWithFeeling]

....wow...o_O

and I own the OCEANS. >_>

But the oceans are water, and I own water. :D

[Clawhammer]

Good luck organizing the taxes and prosecuting people who don't pay it, lady.